Patents by Inventor Kouichi Hosoi

Kouichi Hosoi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7777163
    Abstract: An induction heating cooking apparatus includes a top plate on which a cooking pot is placed, a coil, an inverter board, a supporting bed, a board holder and elastic bodies. The coil induction-heats the cooking pot. The inverter board is mounted with components for driving the heating coil. The supporting bed is disposed above the inverter board and supports the heating coil. The supporting bed is provided with a push-up boss, and is pushed upward to the top plate via the push-up boss. The board holder is provided with three or more number of support bosses, and holds the inverter board. Each of the elastic bodies intervenes between the supporting bed and one of the support bosses. The supporting bed is provided with first slide restricting sections, while each support boss with a second slide restricting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichi Hosoi, Kazuichi Okada
  • Publication number: 20080017633
    Abstract: An induction heating cooking apparatus includes a top plate on which a cooking pot is placed, a coil, an inverter board, a supporting bed, a board holder and elastic bodies. The coil induction-heats the cooking pot. The inverter board is mounted with components for driving the heating coil. The supporting bed is disposed above the inverter board and supports the heating coil. The supporting bed is provided with a push-up boss, and is pushed upward to the top plate via the push-up boss. The board holder is provided with three or more number of support bosses, and holds the inverter board. Each of the elastic bodies intervenes between the supporting bed and one of the support bosses. The supporting bed is provided with first slide restricting sections, while each support boss with a second slide restricting section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouichi Hosoi, Kazuichi Okada
  • Patent number: 7041945
    Abstract: An induction-heating cooking device includes a light-transmissive cooking board on which a cooking container to be heated is to be placed; a heating coil for heating the cooking container; light emission means for emitting a light beam; and light-transmissive light conducting means for allowing the light beam emitted by the light emission means to be propagated therethrough. The light beam lights up an outer peripheral portion of the light conducting means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Aihara, Hirofumi Nakakura, Kazuichi Okada, Kouichi Hosoi, Shigezou Oonishi
  • Publication number: 20030164370
    Abstract: An induction-heating cooking device includes a light-transmissive cooking board on which a cooking container to be heated is to be placed; a heating coil for heating the cooking container; light emission means for emitting a light beam; and light-transmissive light conducting means for allowing the light beam emitted by the light emission means to be propagated therethrough. The light beam lights up an outer peripheral portion of the light conducting means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Aihara, Hirofumi Nakakura, Kazuichi Okada, Kouichi Hosoi, Shigezou Oonishi